There are disqualifying factors that make a person ineligible to participate in certain Town of Cary activities (e.g., Cary 101 and the Hometown Spirit Award). Disqualifying factors include being found guilty* of any of the following crimes:

Sex Offenses

• All sex offenses, regardless of the amount of time since offense.

Felonies

• All felony offenses, regardless of the amount of time since offense.

Misdemeanors

• All misdemeanors involving a minor (unless the applicant was also a minor), regardless of the amount of time since the offense.
• All misdemeanor violence offenses within the past seven years.
• All other misdemeanor offenses within the past five years or more than one offense in the past 10 years.

Pending Cases

• Applicant must disclose if any of the above charges are pending at the time of application.

*Guilty means that a person was found guilty following a trial, entered a guilty plea, entered a no contest plea accompanied by a court finding of guilty, regardless of whether there was an adjudication of guilt (conviction) or a withholding of guilt. This does not apply if criminal charges resulted in acquittal, Nolle Prosse or dismissal.